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46071

ZIP 46071 is Thorntown, Indiana, in Boone County; area code 765; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
County
Boone
Population
3,072
Coordinates
40.1105, -86.6080
☼ Live from 46071 — Thorntown, IN

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Where 46071 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 46071
  • 🔢 Type 46071 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILOgh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 46,071 = 3 × 3 × 5119. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011001111110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 46070 (Summitville, IN, 53 mi away) and 46072 (Tipton, IN, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 46071 becomes 17064 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mount Gretna, PA, 535 miles away.
  • 👥 72 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01467, 01746, 04617, 04671, 04761, 06147, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04671 in Robbinston, ME, 1,044 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯634 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 46071 and you would come out at 40.11°S, 93.39°E — 1,297 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 69.7 square miles of land, 46071 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,072This ZIP3,072
Households1,120This ZIP1,120
Housing units1,268This ZIP1,268
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Indiana38.1US 38.9
Median household income$85,000This ZIP$85,000Indiana$71,957US $80,734
Median home value$240,200This ZIP$240,200Indiana$218,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$896This ZIP$896Indiana$1,062US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%This ZIP29.5%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density44.0 / sq miThis ZIP44.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees400This ZIP400
Annual payroll$17,056,000This ZIP$17,056,000
Tax returns filed1,610This ZIP1,610
Total adjusted gross income$126,833,000This ZIP$126,833,000

Land area

Land area69.74 sq miThis ZIP69.74 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 46071

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 46071

ZIPCityDistance
46035 Colfax, IN 6.6 mi
47940 Darlington, IN 7.2 mi
46102 Advance, IN 8.0 mi
46052 Lebanon, IN 9.0 mi
46147 Jamestown, IN 9.7 mi
47930 Clarks Hill, IN 11.3 mi
47968 New Ross, IN 12.9 mi
46041 Frankfort, IN 14.1 mi
47955 Linden, IN 14.8 mi
47983 Stockwell, IN 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 46071?

46071 is in Thorntown, Indiana, in Boone County, part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1105, -86.6080.

What county is 46071 in?

46071 lies in Boone County.

What area code is 46071?

Thorntown uses area code 765, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 46071 in?

46071 uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis.

How many people live in 46071?

About 3,072 people live in ZIP code 46071, in 1,120 households, at 44.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 46071?

$85,000 a year, against $71,957 across Indiana.

What ZIP codes are near 46071?

The closest are 46035 (6.6 mi), 47940 (7.2 mi), 46102 (8 mi), 46052 (9 mi) and 46147 (9.7 mi).

Is 46071 a PO Box ZIP code?

46071 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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